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Originally Posted by Number 10 GI
What is someone going to do if the low life thug has a knife , not a firearm, and is intent on doing harm? If your body is as broken down as mine, you sure as Hades aren't going be able to fight him and take his knife. You aren't going to out run him either. Even a healthy 20 something stud is going to be in a hurt against a knife wielding thug. Do you really think a young 100 lb woman is going to fare any better? Sure, you could carry a knife yourself but just how effective are you going to be? I'll answer that, you are going to be on the losing end. There have been may incidents where multiple low life scum bags without a weapon have beaten a person to death with their fists and feet. The only thing a cop can do for you is call for an ambulance or the coroner and hopefully find a witness to the crime.
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I will get to Number 10 GI's post in a minute but just wanted to address the OP's statement about the possibility of Constitutional Carry here in FL, specially, in TV. Personally, in my opinion, I don't think it would make much difference here in TV. I have my FL CCW and never carry while here in TV and only carry when I plan to travel beyond "the bubble". I feel very safe here and have the opinion that there are others, like myself who have made the decision to leave their weapon locked up at home. Again, just my opinion. I always carry pepper spray and a knife with me 100% of the time.
I just wonder about the folks from states like NY where carrying (or ever owning) a gun is near to impossible? I wonder if you obtained your FL CCW and enjoy concealed carrying while in TV?
As for the person I quoted above; what you said really resonated with me. I am in my sixties now, I am not as strong as I once was and nor am I as fast on my feet. These days, I read of too many stories of innocent people walking the street and are robbed of their belongings and then beaten senseless often times left in a coma barely hanging on to life. I don't want that to happen to me (or anyone)! I hope that makes sense to most of you? I try to train as often as I can, usually a class every two years. I also read a lot of articles about justified shoots and questionable ones. I am supporter of the 2nd Amendment and in the same breath, I hope I never have to shoot someone.
I could go on but just want to end up with this final thought; there's a lot of murders/killings taking place all over the US and "yes", a majority of them take place in big cities, and "yes", often times a bullet is used, but not always. I think it's time to just agree that there is a lot of violence in American Culture, for whatever reason. Does it matter if someone is killed by a bullet, a knife, baseball bat, pipe, cars, trucks, bombs etc but there's always more focus when the bullet is used. What about all the serial killers who abduct men, woman and/or children and torture and abuse them till death? My point is, there's a lot of "people" out there who are not right in the head (for lack of a better word). For me, I carry because I refuse to be a victim. I carry to protect myself, my family, and friends.